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Recent Examples of decertify
This isn’t the first time the Oval Office has moved to decertify a union representing federal workers.
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Joseph Choi, The Hill, 27 Aug. 2025
Lancaster also agreed to voluntarily decertify as a police officer, ending his nearly 30 years of service to the Chicago Police Department.
—Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
Technically, yes – DHS (through U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s SEVP program) has the authority to certify and decertify schools for participation in the F-1 student visa program. . . .
—Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 3 June 2025
Harvard’s strongest argument may be that DHS did not follow its regulations in decertifying the university, which would violate the Administrative Procedure Act.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
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Joseph Choi, The Hill, 27 Aug. 2025
Lancaster also agreed to voluntarily decertify as a police officer, ending his nearly 30 years of service to the Chicago Police Department.
—Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
Technically, yes – DHS (through U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s SEVP program) has the authority to certify and decertify schools for participation in the F-1 student visa program. . . .
—Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 3 June 2025
Harvard’s strongest argument may be that DHS did not follow its regulations in decertifying the university, which would violate the Administrative Procedure Act.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decertify
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The three-judge panel decision, in favor of plaintiff Save Our Access, directed the trial court to issue a writ of mandate, which would invalidate the 2022 ballot measure and restore the 30-foot height limit in the Midway District.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Smart & Safe Florida, a political committee trying to again put a recreational marijuana constitutional amendment on the ballot, filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State Cord Byrd last week, accusing him of trying to invalidate about 200,000 petitions without any basis in law.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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As a result, the quick slants and the effective rushing attack largely nullified the Steelers’ pass rush, limiting them to just two sacks and no takeaways.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Justice Elena Kagan asked Nelson what the results would be if the court were to nullify or otherwise limit the redistricting provision of the federal law.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
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What People Are Saying said in an email to on October 22, 2025, that the agency had no comment to make on the pending motion to disqualify Halligan.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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The heartbreak for him is that a bad rule might disqualify him from service, not that the system itself might be bad.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Decertify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decertify. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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